Jan Posthuma

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Jan Posthuma
Personal information
Full nameJan Marcus Posthuma
NationalityDutch
Born (1963-06-11) June 11, 1963 (age 60)
Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands
Honours
Olympic medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Team competition

Jan Marcus Posthuma (born 11 June 1963 in Dokkum, Friesland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.

After having won the silver medal in 1992, Posthuma won the gold medal in Atlanta, Georgia (1996) with the Dutch Men's Volleyball National Team by defeating Italy in the final (3-2).

Individual awards

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